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DeSoto County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

DeSoto County’s unemployment rate is 6.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

DeSoto County economy

  • 6.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.4% the month before

  • 12,246

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 34,719

    people in DeSoto County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $50,868

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 24%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

DeSoto County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming DeSoto County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in DeSoto County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Nextera Energy1 open role
  2. School District of DeSoto County1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving DeSoto County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • CareerSource Heartland

    Arcadia · Affiliate · 863-993-1008

    8-5 Mon-Fri

Cities in DeSoto County

Other Florida counties

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Laid off or looking for work in DeSoto County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Florida’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.